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Kanye blocked from entering Australia over Hitler song

Kanye blocked from entering Australia over Hitler song

RTÉ News​2 days ago
Updated / Wednesday, 2 Jul 2025 11:00
American rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has been blocked from entering Australia over an offensively titled song praising Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
Australian Home Affairs minister Tony Burke revealed that the singer has been travelling for years to the country, where his wife of three years, Bianca Censori, was born. Her family live in Melbourne.
Mr Burke said the track, which was released in May, promoted Nazism. It has been criticised as an antisemitic tribute to German dictator Adolf Hitler.
"He's been coming to Australia for a long time. He's got family here. And he's made a lot of offensive comments that my officials looked at again once he released the song and he no longer has a valid visa in Australia," the minister told Australian Broadcasting Corp.
"We have enough problems in this country already without deliberately importing bigotry," he added.
Australia's Migration Act sets security and character requirements for non-citizens to enter the country.
Its largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, have seen a spate of antisemitic attacks since the war between Israel and Hamas began on October 7 2023.
Source: Associated Press
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